11 publications
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Managing Hydro Resources of Pakistan: A Proactive Approach for Disaster ResponseBy Arshad Ali, Razia Shareef, Hisham bin Hafeez Awan
Abstract: Our county has been bestowed with sufficient water resources, yet it is facing water shortages due to mismanagement and changing weather phenomena. Pakistan’s vulnerability to natural hazards had increased many folds because of this issue, in the shape of floods and droughts. The efforts should be augmented by prudent policies of creating new dams and local storage facilities. To the contrary, Pakistan has witnessed a strange complacency and lack of …
Published in Journal of Water Resource Engineering and Management · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 1–8 Read article →
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Potable Water Quality Analysis of Akbarpura, KPK, PakistanBy Arshad Ali, Amir Ali, Muhammad Ullah, Jamila Begum
Abstract: In Pakistan, supply of safe drinking water of international standard is very limited. Only around 30% population has access to piped drinking water, which has rarely been completely tested for health safety. About 70% population is drinking water of unknown quality. The only testing comes through human consumption and getting sick. This study is designed to investigate the water quality problems of Akbarpura, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa. Samples were collected from the …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 19–27 Read article →
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A Critical Review of the CBDRM Project in District CharsaddaBy Arshad Ali, Razia Shareef, Zohaib Fazal
Abstract: Pakistan, being a least developed and economically sluggish country, cannot widely support and implement the community projects for its nation. Community development projects in Pakistan mostly rely on foreign aids. The agenda behind this support to the least developed countries is to facilitate them in achieving the millennium development goals. The charter of United Nations also encourages the promotion of social progress and better standards of life by the employment …
Published in Journal of Industrial Safety Engineering · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 19–22 Read article →
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Wastewater Analysis of Gadoon-Amazai Industrial ZoneBy Arshad Ali, Shahid Iqbal, Maqbool Sadiq Awan
Abstract: This study was designed to evaluate the polluting strength of the industrial effluent of Gadoon-Amazi Industrial Zone (GAIZ). The main purpose of the study was to analyze the wastewater characteristics of the major industries in the subject area. Various representative samples were collected at regular interval for a period of 6–8 months. These samples were then tested in the laboratory using available standard procedures. The major industries pointed out in …
Published in Journal of Industrial Safety Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 43–47 Read article →
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Environment Degradation and Disaster Management in Gilgit-BaltistanBy Arshad Ali, Muhammad Irshad, Shahid Iqbal
Abstract: The mountainous region of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) has been impacted by excessive natural and human-induced hazards like landslides, earthquakes, floods, avalanches and rock falls etc. Weak institutions coupled with climate/environmental changes are some of the factors increasing vulnerability of communities living in GB. In this paper, an attempt has been made to highlight the increased vulnerability of GB to various disasters due to phenomenon of climate/environmental change and recommended a methodology …
Published in Journal of Industrial Safety Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 5–12 Read article →
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Flood Risk Assessment of Nowshera City and RemediationBy Arshad Ali, Muhammad Ashfaq Maitla, Shahid Iqbal, M. Maqbool Sadiq Awan
Abstract: The climate change during the year 2010 showed an abrupt change and resulted in catastrophic floods in Pakistan and especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). Thereby, there is a dire need of identifying the flood-prone areas and emplacement of flood protection structures at Nowshera city to protect the precious lives of the inhabitants and infrastructure. This paper focuses on identification of flood-prone areas, with a view to suggest remediation against flood …
Published in Journal of Industrial Safety Engineering · Vol. 1, Issue 3, 2014 · pp. 11–17 Read article →
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Risk Management Practices Focusing on PakistanBy Arshad Ali, Razia Sharif, Muhammad Naseem Baig, Jawed Iqbal, Sajid Saleem
Abstract: From past many decades, human beings are suffering from disasters leading to adverse impacts, also causing destruction of life, property and other infrastructure. Different regions of the world are suffering from different hazards and disasters because of different geographies. It has been observed that Asia is more prone to disasters because of its topography and climatic conditions. In the developing countries like Pakistan, disasters are occurring almost every year. The …
Published in Journal of Industrial Safety Engineering · Vol. 1, Issue 3, 2014 · pp. 6–10 Read article →
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Climate Change and Water Flow Relationship: Shigar Basin PakistanBy Arshad Ali
Abstract: Glacier melting leading to its fluctuation, in one way indicates change in the climate whereas in another way poses water resource management problems for the policy makers and disaster managers. Pakistan is drained by Indus River, whose upper basin runs across Hindukash-Karakorum-Himalayan Range which houses the largest cryosphere after both the poles. From hydro-climatological data for period from 1985 to 1997, the analysis show very weak relationship between precipitation and …
Published in Journal of Water Resource Engineering and Management · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 22–37 Read article →
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Assessment of Glaciers Fluctuation: Shigar BasinBy Arshad Ali
Abstract: Pakistan is drained by Indus River whose upper basin runs across Hindukash-Karakorum-Himalayan (HKH) range which houses the largest cryosphere after both the poles. Any change in the glacierized mass of this region shall have serious implications for the water resources of the country. Shigar Basin, a major feeder of Upper Indus Basin, is considered important for the assessment of its glaciers fluctuation in the region. Besides an overall basin glacial …
Published in Journal of Water Resource Engineering and Management · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 8–21 Read article →
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Cost Effective Wastewater Treatment Technique for Bara Nulla PeshawarBy Arshad Ali
Abstract: Various samples from Bara Nulla in Peshawar were collected and analyzed, using standard methods for various important wastewater parameters. The effluent discharge from the nulla is highly polluted in terms of its physical and chemical properties. Most of it parameters do not meet the requirements of Pak-EPA NEQS limitations set for industrial and domestic effluent discharge. The average wastewater characteristics of nulla in terms of COD, BOD, TDS, TSS, turbidity …
Published in Journal of Geotechnical Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 24–28 Read article →
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Study on the Bio-kinetic Coefficients of Kitchen Effluent using UASB ReactorBy Arshad Ali
Abstract: The upflow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB) reactor was operated at optimum organic loading rate (OLR) of 2.4 kg-COD/m3-day, with hydraulic detention time (HDT) of 10–12 h during the study. It was concluded from the study that the treatment of high-ranged kitchen mill effluent is technically feasible provided that the pH of the system is kept near to neutral. This can be achieved by adding NaHCO3 to the feed solution. The …
Published in Journal of Geotechnical Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 14–18 Read article →